Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2022
Country: France Region: Bordeaux Saint Julien
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon 83.5% - Cabernet Franc 10.5% - 6% Merlot
Vintage: 2022 Colour: Red Style: Dry
Producer: Chateau Leoville Las Cases
ABV: 13.5%
Description:
One of the leading "Super-Second" growths of the Médoc. They say it's the Sixth First Growth and this vintage was given a perfect 100 point score by most wine crits, Robert ParkerThe 55 hecatres of vines are situated alongside those of Château Latour, just over the St Julien border. The young Cabernet vines and much of the Merlot is used for the "Petit Lion" second label. The most Pauillac-like of all the Saint Juliens with a strong Cabernet Sauvignon character. The vines further inland from the "enclos" are used to make Clos du Marquis.
The 2022 is strongly Cabernet with 83.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10.5% Cabernet Franc and 6% Merlot. Alcohol 14.25%. Harvested from September 8th to 30th. Yield 37 hl/ha and maturation in 84% new oak.
'The 2022 Léoville Las Cases is just as remarkable in bottle as it was from barrel. Wafting from the glass with aromas of beautifully pure cassis fruit mingled with notions of violets, burning embers and subtle cigar box, it has already almost entirely integrated its new oak. Full-bodied, dense and layered, it's deep and resonant, with striking concentration, precision and harmony, concluding with a long, palate-staining finish. This striking Saint-Julien really is one of the wines of the vintage, and the best young Léoville Las Cases I've ever tasted. 2035 - 2065'
'Sophistication and pure beauty on the nose, showing intense lead pencil, blackcurrants, ink and blackberries as well as crushed stones. Spellbinding. Medium-bodied, it grows endlessly on the palate, superb tannins caressing like the finest silk. It just keeps on coming. The character is immaculate. Ethereal. Power with elegance. 83.5% cabernet sauvignon, 10.5% cabernet franc and 6% merlot. It gives the impression you can drink it now, but it needs five to six years of bottle age. A neoclassical masterpiece. Try after 2031, but if you want to taste it now, I understand'
- “is a “tour de force”. 98-100 points Neal Martin
- “One of the wines of the vintage this year”, 98-100 points William Kelley
- “stunning. Fine-grained and nuanced, the 2022 Las Cases is breathtaking”, 98-100 points Antonio Galloni
- “an amazing structure and so many intricate layers”, 98-100 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown
- “Very special. Thought-provoking. Endless”, 99-100 points James Suckling
- “will clearly rank with the truly greats from this address”, 98-100 points Jeb Dunnuck
- “the wine is all about its full-body, intensity, levels of concentration”, 98-100 points Jeff Leve
